Older Cars

2012 – Americar

Americar was a substantial departure from previous designs and was an ambitious challenge to design and build. Americar was the team’s first car with an independent rear suspension and manual transmission. Americar was styled in an excessively patriotic scheme that can only be described as ‘Murica.

Results

Baja Wisconsin 2012 – 81/117
Baja Oregon 2012 – 45/96

2011 – Feather

Blue Car was the last in a series of cars with a similar rear suspension setup. Blue car was designed for weight savings and design optimization, focusing on several overbuilt or troublesome components from previous years, including the rear axle, chassis, and UV joints.

Results

Baja Illinois 2011 – 57/122
Baja Kansas 2011 – 44/106

2010 – Blaze

Orange Car was the third iteration of cars with a similarly setup rear suspension and packaging design. The design focused on improving structural integrity of frequently damaged components such as the front uprights, rear axle, and chassis. Orange Car was one of the first Baja cars at the University of Illinois to include on-board data acquisition instrumentation during competition.

Results

Baja Rochester 2010 – 18/94
Baja Washington 2010 – 14/104

2009 – Princess

2008 – Mig Killer II

2007 – Jessica

2006 – Mig 15 Killer

2005 – Shaft

2004 – Grey Ghost

2003 – Caddy

2002 – Whitey

2001 – Silver Bullet

2000 – Chief

1999 – Digger

1998 – Nightmare

1997 – Fatty

1996 – Leper